2010 Houston Cougars football team

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2010 Houston Cougars football
Houston Cougars Logo (1999-2012).svg
Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest
Record5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jason Phillips
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Brian Stewart
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Robertson Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
Seasons
←  2009
2011  →
2010 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$  7 –1   11 –3  
East Carolina  5 –3   6 –7  
Southern Miss  5 –3   8 –5  
Marshall  4 –4   5 –7  
UAB  3 –5   4 –8  
Memphis  0 –8   1 –11  
West Division
SMU xy  6 –2   7 –7  
No. 24 Tulsa x  6 –2   10 –3  
Houston  4 –4   5 –7  
UTEP  3 –5   6 –7  
Rice  3 –5   4 –8  
Tulane  2 –6   4 –8  
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Houston Cougars football team (also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH) represented the University of Houston in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 65th year of season play for Houston. The team was coached by third-year head football coach Kevin Sumlin, and played its home games at Robertson Stadium—a 32,000-seat stadium on campus in Houston. The program is a member of Conference USA in its West Division. Although ranked favorably early in the season, the team finished with a 5–7 record, (4–4 in C-USA play) after season-ending injuries to starting quarterback Case Keenum and other key players.

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Previous season

The 2009 Houston Cougars team defeated the nationally ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys in their first match-up. Following the victory, the Cougars were ranked by the AP Poll for the first time in more than twenty years. The Cougars played the Texas Tech Red Raiders in front of a record-breaking 32,114 sold-out crowd at Robertson Stadium.

Pre-season

Recruits

Houston's 2010 recruiting class was highly rated relative to its previous seasons. Rated as the No. 45 best recruiting class in the nation ahead of TCU and behind Oregon State by Rivals.com, the 2010 class was Houston's highest-ever ranking by the site. Scout.com ranked Houston as #54, which was the highest Houston had been ranked since 2003, and the 3rd-highest-ever ranking by the site.

This was also the highest-rated recruiting class in Conference USA by both sites for the season. [1] [2] In terms of position, Houston ranked No. 13 in the nation by Scout.com for best average ratings of quarterbacks recruited. [3] This reinforced the team's depth in the position, as senior Case Keenum was scheduled to compete in his last season in 2010.

US college sports recruiting information for 2010 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Kenneth Bibbins
TE		Sugar Land, Texas Kempner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg)4.72Jul 14, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 75
Eric Braswell
DE		Killeen, TexasShoemaker6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)233 lb (106 kg)4.80Jul 24, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Terrance Broadway
QB		Baton Rouge, LouisianaCapitol6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)197 lb (89 kg)4.65Jul 24, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 78
Kent Brooks
DB		Humble, Texas Atascocita 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)200 lb (91 kg)4.50Mar 8, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 77
Sammy Brown
LB		Perkinston, Mississippi Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)236 lb (107 kg)4.60Dec 7, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Xavier Brown
RB		Pearland, Texas Dawson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)194 lb (88 kg)4.50Dec 19, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Alton Demby
DB		Galena Park, Texas North Shore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)178 lb (81 kg)4.50Mar 18, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 76
Jeremiah Farley
DE		Longview, Texas Longview 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)233 lb (106 kg)4.70Apr 29, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Rowdy Harper
OL		Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Broken Arrow 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)268 lb (122 kg)5.20Sep 13, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 77
Chris Hill
OL		Houston, Texas Yates 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)288 lb (131 kg)N/ASep 13, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 71
Aaron Johnson
QB		Longview, Texas Longview 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)178 lb (81 kg)4.60Aug 7, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 73
Jordan Jolly
WR		Missouri City, Texas Elkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)169 lb (77 kg)4.55Jul 13, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 77
D.J. Jones
DB		Cibolo, TexasSteele6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg)4.50Jul 24, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Darian Lazard
QB		Pearland, Texas Dawson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)173 lb (78 kg)4.58Dec 18, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 76
Richie Leone
K		Roswell, Georgia Roswell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg)4.70Jul 28, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 73
Austin Lunsford
OL		Garrison, TexasGarrison6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)293 lb (133 kg)5.00Jun 8, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 77
Zach McMillian
DB		Sugar Land, Texas Dulles 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg)4.49Jun 9, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 75
Efrem Oliphant
LB		Houston, Texas Langham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg)4.60Apr 16, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
DeAndre Perry
WR		Austin, Texas Bowie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)4.60May 1, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 78
David Piland
QB		Southlake, Texas Carroll 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg)4.70Aug 8, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 71
Bryce Redman
OL		Longview, Texas Longview 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)265 lb (120 kg)4.90Jun 6, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 74
Dominique Sanders
ATH		Fort Worth, Texas Dunbar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)193 lb (88 kg)4.45Jan 23, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Matangi Tonga
DT		San Mateo, California C. of San Mateo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)283 lb (128 kg)4.67Jan 15, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Langston Williams
WR		Arlington, Texas Bowie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg)4.40Jul 28, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Rodney Williams
DT		Dallas, Texas Skyline 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)260 lb (120 kg)N/AMay 28, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 75
Austin Wilson
LB		Tyler, Texas Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg)4.60Sep 26, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Jon Witten
LB		Houston, Texas Clear Lake 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)209 lb (95 kg)4.64Mar 12, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 54   Rivals: 45
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Houston Commit List for 2010". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  • "Houston: Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  • "Houston Football Recruiting 2010". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 19, 2010.

Coaching staff

Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin Kevin Sumlin Close-up.jpg
Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin
NamePositionAlma mater (Year)
Kevin Sumlin Head coach Purdue (1986)
Jason Phillips Offensive coordinator Houston (1988)
Brian Stewart Defensive coordinator Northern Arizona (1992)
Tony Levine Special teams Minnesota (1996)
Kliff Kingsbury Co-offensive coordinator Texas Tech (2002)
Leon Burtnett Linebackers Southwestern College (1965)
Jim Jeffcoat Defensive line Arizona State (1982)
B.J. Anderson Offensive line Stephen F. Austin (1997)
Clarence McKinney Running backs Mary (1994)
Charles McMillianDefensive backs Utah State (1995)
Zac Spavital Cornerbacks Murray State (2004)

Top 25 rankings

During the pre-season, Houston was ranked in several notable top 25 polls. Sports Illustrated placed Houston at No. 21 in its power rankings list. [4] Lindy's Sports ranked Houston as #23, and Phil Steele ranked the team as #24. [5] [6] Just outside the top 25, Sporting News ranked Houston as #26, [7] and in the Coaches' Poll as #27. [8]

Awards & award watch lists

Case Keenum

Jamal Robinson

James Cleveland

Marcus McGraw

Patrick Edwards

Tyron Carrier

Roster

2010 Houston Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Case Keenum Redshirt.svg  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 PM Texas State *
W 68–2832,119 [18] A
September 109:15 PM UTEP
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston
 ESPN W 54–2432,119 [19] B
September 189:30 PMat UCLA *No. 23
 FSN L 13–3154,407 [20]
September 252:30 PM Tulane
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston
 CBSCS W 42–2332,007 [21]
October 97:00 PM Mississippi State *
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston
CBSCSL 24–4732,067 [22]
October 162:30 PMat Rice
CSS L 31–3426,342 [23]
October 232:30 PMat SMU
CBSCSW 45–2020,741 [24]
October 306:00 PMat Memphis
CSSW 56–1719,731 [25]
November 57:00 PM UCF
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston
 ESPN2 L 33–4032,008 [26]
November 137:00 PM Tulsa Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston
CBSCSL 25–2830,046 [27]
November 206:00 PMat Southern Miss
L 41–5932,606 [28]
November 277:00 PMat Texas Tech *
 FSN L 20–3553,461 [29]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Texas State

Houston versus Texas State at a sold-out Robertson Stadium Texas State Bobcats football at Houston 2010.jpg
Houston versus Texas State at a sold-out Robertson Stadium
1234Total
Texas State7071428
Houston203414068

As a season opener, Houston met with Texas State of the Southland Conference (a Division I FCS conference) for the fourth time in history. However, the two teams had not competed against each other in over six decades, with the last game being in 1948. [30] Texas State had been undefeated against Houston, and were led by fourth-year head coach Brad Wright.

Attendance was at an all-time high for Robertson Stadium, as 32,119 fans watched the game. The record-setting crowd at the stadium surpassed the previous season record against Texas Tech. This marked the largest home-opening crowd to watch the Cougars play since 37,652 fans watched Houston face California at the Astrodome on September 6, 1997. Quarterback Case Keenum set school records for both career passing yards and career pass attempts, surpassing then-current Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback Kevin Kolb.

UTEP

Houston's offense gets ready to start a drive from their end zone against UTEP 2010 Houston Cougars vs UTEP Miners.jpg
Houston's offense gets ready to start a drive from their end zone against UTEP
1234Total
UTEP737724
Houston141761754

Conference USA foe UTEP traveled to Robertson Stadium to face-off against Houston for the eighth time in history. Prior to UTEP's defeat, Houston's record against the team stood at 3–4. [31] During the previous season, UTEP defeated No. 12 Houston to knock the team out of the national rankings for a period of time. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Mike Price who had previously served as head coach for Washington State with Kevin Sumlin as a graduate assistant. Attendance for the game was again at an all-time high, as the 32,119 fans in attendance tied the previous record from the game prior. The matchup was nationally televised on ESPN.

The Cougars' offensive strategy appeared to be more focused on rushing rather than the passing game Houston was known for. It was the first time the team had achieved 300 rushing yards in a game since compiling 377 yards against Texas Southern on November 24, 2007. [31] After an interception thrown by senior Case Keenum to UTEP's Trauvan Nixon in the third quarter of the game, the quarterback attempted to tackle the opposing player. Keenum suffered a blow to the head, and was removed from the game. Back-up quarterback Cotton Turner took his place to carry on the win. It was later reported that Keenum was exhibiting symptoms of a mild concussion, but was showing dramatic improvement two days after the game. His condition was listed as being "day-to-day". [32]

Following the game, Houston became nationally ranked for the first time since the previous season, as the Cougars entered both the AP Poll and Coaches' Poll as #23. [33] Junior running back Bryce Beall was named the Conference USA offensive player of the week. Houston's record at 2–0, made it the only team in its conference division to remain undefeated overall, and allowed the team to take the number one spot in the standings.

UCLA

1234Total
#23 Houston3001013
UCLA71410031

Matt Hogan kicked a 29-yard field goal to give the Cougars the first quarter lead. Johnathan Franklin answered with an 11-yard run for a Bruins 7–3 lead. The Bruins scored two touchdowns in the second quarter. Kevin Prince ran for a 2-yard touchdown and Franklin added a 1-yard run touchdown.

In the third quarter, UCLA had a 42-yard field goal by Kai Forbath, the 2009 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award winner, and a touchdown again by Franklin (12 yards). Houston scored twice in the fourth quarter, on James Cleveland's 10-yard pass from Terrance Broadway and on Matt Hogan's 31-yard field goal.

Two Houston quarterbacks, Case Keenum and Cotton Turner, were injured in the game and are out for the season.

UCLA's Patrick Larimore, who had a career-high and team-high 11 tackles (10 solos), including three for loss, forced a fumble and broke up a pass in the game was named Pac-10 Conference defensive player of the week. He was also named the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week.

Tulane

1234Total
Tulane0143623
Houston72101442

First quarter scoring: Houston – Bryce Beall (3-yard run).

Second quarter scoring: Tulane – Cody Sparks (13-yard pass from Kevin Moore), Devin Figaro (36-yard pass from Moore); Houston – Beall (1-yard run, 1-yard run), Michael Hayes (1-yard run).

Third quarter scoring: Tulane – Cairo Santos (29-yard field goal).

Fourth quarter scoring: Tulane – Payten Jason (9-yard run); Houston – Beall (25-yard run), Loyce Means (42-yard interception return).

Poll rankings

Week-to-Week Rankings
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The 2020 Charlotte 49ers football team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 49ers played their home games at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Will Healy.

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